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>> it depends on what you think about obamacare. it is the biggest piece of legislation probably in 50 years. if you think, as i do, that it is not good for the country, and that we will spend years ruling it, then you think it is a disaster. if you think national health care is a way to go, then you think it is great and historic. >> mark? >> the list of things you went through is impressive for the congress. obviously, the reality is all backdrop to the fact that when the economy is bad, the economy is mainly the issue. >> colby, a success or failure? >> a roaring success, especially given the context that this congress came in two years ago, the worst recession since the depression. economic uncertainty. look at the legislation that has been passed. we reformed wall street. they saved the automobile industry. they passed legislation that provides health coverage to 30 million people. we have the start treaty with russia. we have stimulated the economy and we have seen the signs of economic improvement. you cannot just take one it
>> it depends on what you think about obamacare. it is the biggest piece of legislation probably in 50 years. if you think, as i do, that it is not good for the country, and that we will spend years ruling it, then you think it is a disaster. if you think national health care is a way to go, then you think it is great and historic. >> mark? >> the list of things you went through is impressive for the congress. obviously, the reality is all backdrop to the fact that when the...
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both of them obamacare. and in fact, two colleagues on our side, republicans, john shadegg from arizona and congressman charlie dent from pennsylvania, and i wrote an op ed that was published in "the washington times" newspaper, challenging democrats to introduce the bill. and it would do four things. commonsense solutions that i told the democrats individually, if they would introduce the bill, it could be their bill, a democratic bill, they could take credit for it, i'm concerned about policy, not whose name is on the bill, and they could take credit for it. mr. gingrey: if the gentleman would yield, i'd like to remind the gentleman, if you'd call attention to that poster, because i think that our colleagues need to focus in on that. mr. broun: absolutely. i was going to do. that i appreciate my colleague, dr. gingrey, for reminding me. but i have a poster here with these four commonsense solutions. and actually i introduced the bill when the democrats wouldn't take my -- my democratic colleagues wouldn't
both of them obamacare. and in fact, two colleagues on our side, republicans, john shadegg from arizona and congressman charlie dent from pennsylvania, and i wrote an op ed that was published in "the washington times" newspaper, challenging democrats to introduce the bill. and it would do four things. commonsense solutions that i told the democrats individually, if they would introduce the bill, it could be their bill, a democratic bill, they could take credit for it, i'm concerned...
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defund obamacare. courts will throw it out. cap and trade will be banned because by epa being banned from doing that. card check will be banned. financial reform will be changed. one after another they will all be changed. and this guy isn't going to stand for anything. >> sean: stinging rebuke buy henry hudson the judge in this case. that in a few minutes. last question, 2012, is there any one, two or three people that you see emerging as the likely front-runners, in your mind? >> no, it is way too early. the important thing to bear in mind is there are a lot of people with negatives on romney because of health care. palin, gingrich and huckabee, they are all the same thing. they are all well liked. well-known. staunch, good conservatives. but have baggage of one or another. voters in the republican primary are afraid to nominate them. they are saying if i nominate one of these three, i love 'em, i would love if they won, but they can't because of the bag grand jury. the question is, over the next year can one or more live dow
defund obamacare. courts will throw it out. cap and trade will be banned because by epa being banned from doing that. card check will be banned. financial reform will be changed. one after another they will all be changed. and this guy isn't going to stand for anything. >> sean: stinging rebuke buy henry hudson the judge in this case. that in a few minutes. last question, 2012, is there any one, two or three people that you see emerging as the likely front-runners, in your mind? >>...
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the few benefits in obamacare are way outweighed by all the problems. so we would love, after repealing obamacare to bring back some of the things that we on this floor may have unanimously -- unanimous agreement on, that is never again will we see pre-existing conditions that would block someone from getting health care coverage. mr. gingrey: if we gentleman will yield in regard to that last comment, mr. speaker, the gentleman made in regard to pre-existing conditions and dr. broun referenced it just a few minutes ago on his four common -- common sense solutions in regard to those high-risk pools that the states can create, can set up, can say to health insurance companies, whether it's the blues or aetna or cigna or smaller companies, there are literally 3,000 health insurance companies across the country offering policies, not just the big, huge, mega companies, but to say to the ones doing business in your state, to have to abide by a requirement of state insurance commissioner or governor of a state like our governor-elect in georgia, nathan deal w
the few benefits in obamacare are way outweighed by all the problems. so we would love, after repealing obamacare to bring back some of the things that we on this floor may have unanimously -- unanimous agreement on, that is never again will we see pre-existing conditions that would block someone from getting health care coverage. mr. gingrey: if we gentleman will yield in regard to that last comment, mr. speaker, the gentleman made in regard to pre-existing conditions and dr. broun referenced...
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and i'm committed to the full r i beis-- repeal of obamacare coitted. and there will be a lot of different ways to look at this but beyond the repeal piece of legislation which i anticipate will be very early in the new congress, my proposal is that we language in every appropriations bill that no funds and no funds heretofore appropriated shall be used to implement or enforce obamacare. appropriations bills going through the 2011 calendar the 2012 calendar year, by the time of the presidential election in 2012, it will be pretty clear that obamacare has not been implemented or enforced and none of the dollars used to enforce that and i'm hopeful to elect a president who runs on prident of the united states that would be inaugurated on january 2013 would be to have on his desk the reacare done. it isn't a futile effort. i have had some people say, why do you think you could repeal the obamacare. the president would veto it. there's no guarantee the senate would take it up but surely they up. t going to take i they need to pass it and build the pressure
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given all of these different things, how much trouble is obamacare in right now? >> i think it's in a fair amount of trouble, but the big trouble right now honestly is for the governors in the states. chris, we have had provisions we've had to implement over the last four or five months. we have done that because it's the law of the land. over the next three years getting ready for the major implementation of january of 2014, there is three years plus of work we need to do to implement healthcare exchange for tens of millions of dollars to the state. that's why i think this thing needs to get done. i'm strongly in support of helping this fast track the united states of supreme court. create finality for businesses and citizens, is it constitutional or not so everybody knows how to govern themselves. that he's the big issue for me is get it resolved quickly by fast tracking it to the united states supreme court. i've written letters to ever governor in the country asking them to join us in fast tracking this. and any of the other cases so we can get it to the supre
given all of these different things, how much trouble is obamacare in right now? >> i think it's in a fair amount of trouble, but the big trouble right now honestly is for the governors in the states. chris, we have had provisions we've had to implement over the last four or five months. we have done that because it's the law of the land. over the next three years getting ready for the major implementation of january of 2014, there is three years plus of work we need to do to implement...
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, send it to the senate and get them working on the repeal of obamacare. we know the president would veto that when it gets to his test but we need a test vote so we know people, where they stand and march through the appropriations bills, every one of them, putting language in them that prohibits the funds being appropriated to -- to be used to implement blscare. bill: that's the strategy, you would vet him to veto a piece of legislation, then after that veto goes through, you would make sure the funding for every element of obamacare, as you call it now, would not happen. >> yes. >> wow. >> and march this through 2011 and 2012, because if we are going to have a perpetual obama presidency it would probably be an exercise in few tilt but i believe we're going to elect a president in 2012 and he will come through iowa on his way to new hampshire and south carolina, that next president, whom i believe will receive a mandate to assign the repeal -- sign the repeal of obamacare and i'm hopeful we can do that, january 20th, 2013. bill: there are others who thin
, send it to the senate and get them working on the repeal of obamacare. we know the president would veto that when it gets to his test but we need a test vote so we know people, where they stand and march through the appropriations bills, every one of them, putting language in them that prohibits the funds being appropriated to -- to be used to implement blscare. bill: that's the strategy, you would vet him to veto a piece of legislation, then after that veto goes through, you would make sure...
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it takes out of the the hands the legitimate incoming congress issue of how to deal with obamacare and illegitimate voted out congress who would oppose $1 billion, and that means that the republicans would no long ver the way of -- no longer have the way of stopping obamacare removing the funding. because if it passes now, then next year the republicans will be required to take it out. have the house support that. and senate and override a veto, that's why there is strong opposition apart from earmarks. on issue of the shutdown, nots blithe as steve is on this. of course, i wouldn't mind if it shut down for a week or two or save the money. it's revisiting of what happened with gingrich and chin clin. clinton was way down and a lost mid-term election and it revived him. people are not going to go through the reasoning of the difference between omnibus and continuing resolution in explaining what happened. the blame will fall on republicans. they'll look at the television and see the bill read over 50 hours over republican request. they will see the government shut down. they will say it
it takes out of the the hands the legitimate incoming congress issue of how to deal with obamacare and illegitimate voted out congress who would oppose $1 billion, and that means that the republicans would no long ver the way of -- no longer have the way of stopping obamacare removing the funding. because if it passes now, then next year the republicans will be required to take it out. have the house support that. and senate and override a veto, that's why there is strong opposition apart from...
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no, it is one of the worst in history, had saddled the country with obamacare, which will take a generation to i do, increased the debt. it's also interesting, with this omnibus bill that harry reid was trying to palm off and in the end it was so outrageous that he had to withdraw. 2000 pages of spending that he presented on tuesday and demanded an answer by saturday, when the government is going to shut down. that was away for the 111th, which is now out of business, to control what is going to happen next year. what the republicans and reasonable democrats what is a continuing resolution which would allow the government to go another couple of weeks and allowing the legitimate progress to decide what will decide deck -- what will happen next year. >> the bill had lots of little gimmicks that republicans put in and it was so noxious that by the time it was exposed to the light of day, republicans said, "i will vote against the bill, even though i put that in." >> that is right, it was hypocrisy on the part of people who had written the bill, the republicans who had put in these special ple
no, it is one of the worst in history, had saddled the country with obamacare, which will take a generation to i do, increased the debt. it's also interesting, with this omnibus bill that harry reid was trying to palm off and in the end it was so outrageous that he had to withdraw. 2000 pages of spending that he presented on tuesday and demanded an answer by saturday, when the government is going to shut down. that was away for the 111th, which is now out of business, to control what is going...
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. >> federal judge says within huge part of obamacare is unconstitutional, our judge napolitano will weigh in. napolitano will weigh in. we hope i can't believe i used to swing ov those rocks... took some foolish risks as a teenager. but i was still taking a foolish risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more... and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol...stop. along with diet, lipitor has been shown to lower bad cholesterol 39% to 60%. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in paents who have heart disease or risk factors for heart disease. [ fele announcer ] lipitor is not for everyone, including peoe with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if you are taking other medications or ifou have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a si
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. >> federal judge says within huge part of obamacare is unconstitutional, our judge napolitano will weigh in. [ female announcer ] will women switch to new caltrate soft chews because they have 20% more calcium per chew than viactiv or for the delicious flavors like chocolate truffle and vanilla creme? mmm. -mmm. -mmm. [ female announcer ] hard to say really. new caltrate soft chews, we put the yum in calcium. . >> bill: federal judge in virginia henry hudson has ruled i a big part of the obamacare legislation is unconstitutional. setting the table for a supreme court challenge. the issue is the feds forcing you guys to buy stuff. here's what i said a year and a half ago. government is saying you have to buy health insurance. you have to do it. >> right. >> bill: i say that's unconstitutional. the federal government doesn't have the power to force an american to buy anything. now judge hudson agrees with me. thank you judge. does judge napolitano? i couldn't use the whole clip. i based that on, i said one caveat, the government can force you to buy something if afety is concerned i.
. >> federal judge says within huge part of obamacare is unconstitutional, our judge napolitano will weigh in. [ female announcer ] will women switch to new caltrate soft chews because they have 20% more calcium per chew than viactiv or for the delicious flavors like chocolate truffle and vanilla creme? mmm. -mmm. -mmm. [ female announcer ] hard to say really. new caltrate soft chews, we put the yum in calcium. . >> bill: federal judge in virginia henry hudson has ruled i a big part...
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if this goes down on that point, i think the whole obamacare goes down, and i think cuccinelli stepped outside the group of other attorneys general to do this, john, and he is a former graduate, or he is a graduate of gonza gh school, hn, and the attorney general of virginia, and he's on the fast track to higher office. >> that hiring is going to be slowed down if there's uncertainty about this situation. that's going to affect tun employment rate. >> first of all, even if the supreme court strikes the employer mandate, and i think that's not at all certain, because i think there are valid arguments that purchasing a health insurance should be mandated because of the impact that it has on everybody else, if we all have to pay for the free riders, you know, that's not fair, either. so i think there are constitutional arguments on both sid. there have been two other federal judges that have upheld the mandate. so this is one judge, and judge henry hudson happens to be a stake holder in a political consulting firm that advises candidates on how to run against healthcare reform. so he's pr
if this goes down on that point, i think the whole obamacare goes down, and i think cuccinelli stepped outside the group of other attorneys general to do this, john, and he is a former graduate, or he is a graduate of gonza gh school, hn, and the attorney general of virginia, and he's on the fast track to higher office. >> that hiring is going to be slowed down if there's uncertainty about this situation. that's going to affect tun employment rate. >> first of all, even if the...
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already reacting to obamacare. i have a guy on a business says he is putting off hiring. and a c.e.o. last night at a conference and she was saying her business, publicly held company, listed on the stock exchange off 20 percent, with drugs cleaner and better than surgery but medicare is talking about cutting the reimbursement by 40 percent so the doctors are saying do not do the cheap seed do surgery where i will get a bigger fear and that is already happening. so, businesses start to react and change. businesses are taking billion dollar charges, and at&t took some so this is in anticipation, business has to anticipate what will happen and change right now, it is already happening. >>neil: what is interesting regardless of the tax compromise today, they are still holding their powder because of this health care thing so people think they will open up the wallets and it may not happen. >>guest: it is as if the democrats on this latest big snag in the tax plan, are the democrats smoking crack? a poll shows something like two thirds of americans are all stripes want this n
already reacting to obamacare. i have a guy on a business says he is putting off hiring. and a c.e.o. last night at a conference and she was saying her business, publicly held company, listed on the stock exchange off 20 percent, with drugs cleaner and better than surgery but medicare is talking about cutting the reimbursement by 40 percent so the doctors are saying do not do the cheap seed do surgery where i will get a bigger fear and that is already happening. so, businesses start to react...
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being struck down, anything that slows the implement face of obamacare which most businesses whether they understand the law or not knowing it, really, they believe the costs will go up. >>neil: did that add to uncertainty? >>guest: it led to the certainty that parts of not be pushed through to law. until million and -- and they like that? >>guest: yes, and a pessimist like me is optimistic. we need spending cuts. no doubt. the bond market play as huge roll. today, bond prices are spiking, so it cost mors to borrow. and yields are going up. and if you want --. >>neil: some say that is a redpletionz of the tax compromise. >>guest: it means that paul ryan is the most important man in america. the head of the budget committee. in the house of representatives. he will have to live up to his promise to cut and if he does that and he has to, the bond market will force him to do it, i think, well ... i am feeling good for some reason. >>neil: but the only thing, with that environment if place, president obama is re-elected what the guys do not want --. >>guest: he, in order to appease the l
being struck down, anything that slows the implement face of obamacare which most businesses whether they understand the law or not knowing it, really, they believe the costs will go up. >>neil: did that add to uncertainty? >>guest: it led to the certainty that parts of not be pushed through to law. until million and -- and they like that? >>guest: yes, and a pessimist like me is optimistic. we need spending cuts. no doubt. the bond market play as huge roll. today, bond prices...
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they want obamacare repealed and tax rates kept the same and want various foolish things stopped, but they also understand over the longer term, but over the medium term, we need to have more fundamental reforms in the modern welfare state because we are going off a cliff for various reasons and all the problems and disabilities and deficiencies of the welfare state have come to a head in a few years and it's evident that fundamental reform is needed. i think they can be for both fundamental reform and step-by-step reform. >> thank you, bill. >> the problem of comprehensive reform. let's talk about education. 15 years ago when we were editing this book, the outgoing 103rd congress just passed and president clinton eagerly signed the goals 2000 act and the schools act which was the umpteenth renewal. let's acknowledge both of those measures radical as they seemed at the time were logical outgrowths of a mostly bipartisan reform efforts dating back to a nation at risk in 1983 and at the summit where president bush, sr., and the congress set ltd on goals. they owed a little more than to
they want obamacare repealed and tax rates kept the same and want various foolish things stopped, but they also understand over the longer term, but over the medium term, we need to have more fundamental reforms in the modern welfare state because we are going off a cliff for various reasons and all the problems and disabilities and deficiencies of the welfare state have come to a head in a few years and it's evident that fundamental reform is needed. i think they can be for both fundamental...
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been reported that the president and boehner have tried to make nice recently but he's made repealing obamacare and extending the bush tax cuts his top priority so i'm still betting their relationship is going to be frosty no matter how nice they play for the t.v. cameras and also have the meeting minority whip eric cantor often called the boy wonder he says the president hasn't reached out enough to the g.o.p. but every time he's been one of a t.v. camera he has only bashed obama and many say that he'll be obama's worst nightmare over the next two years so now that we know the personalities involved it's a little hard to believe that the meeting was as hunky dory as the president says it was in the press conference following it so what we really think went on behind closed doors or join me to discuss it is dave. news political reporter for politico today thanks so much for being here good to be here i want to start with what happened perceiving the summit right because it was announced for one date then they had to postpone it but it turns out that it wasn't even really a summit it's just one
been reported that the president and boehner have tried to make nice recently but he's made repealing obamacare and extending the bush tax cuts his top priority so i'm still betting their relationship is going to be frosty no matter how nice they play for the t.v. cameras and also have the meeting minority whip eric cantor often called the boy wonder he says the president hasn't reached out enough to the g.o.p. but every time he's been one of a t.v. camera he has only bashed obama and many say...
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they're not going to say forget about obamacare. this is not simple moving to the center. what bill clinton did and what obama will do is make deals on some issue and fight on others and one is obamacare and financial reform and student loan reform. and he will use the tax reform and deficit reduction, the next huge debates in washington to frame an argument about growth and competitiveness. where he finally can control the terms of the economic debate. haven't been able to -- >> chris: we have a minute less and i want to ask juan how do you see the president's relationship with nancy pelosi, and the house democrats? >> i think this is the key question. if you look at the numbers right now, his base, you know, he is popular. i think it's 80% of democrats approve of president obama. if you think aboutbe the african-american vote as key to democratic base, any potential re-election effort, there is no way that russ feingold, howard dean, nancy pelosi any of those people will say we'll launch primary challenge -- >> chris: not a primary challenge. but you heard if it's take i
they're not going to say forget about obamacare. this is not simple moving to the center. what bill clinton did and what obama will do is make deals on some issue and fight on others and one is obamacare and financial reform and student loan reform. and he will use the tax reform and deficit reduction, the next huge debates in washington to frame an argument about growth and competitiveness. where he finally can control the terms of the economic debate. haven't been able to -- >> chris:...
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they did it on the obamacare and folded and tax cut and in the end they have nowhere else to go. they will never have a president as left as obama is and they know it. >> is president obama negotiating with the congress? >> trying to reposition himself. it started with the tax cut deal. i think he will stand firm on obama care. if there is an attempt at repeal, but if he wants re-election he needs center which he lost in midterm election. he knows that. smart guy. he'll go for it. >> bret: who do you think is most responsible for the passage of the tax rate compromise? go to the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. vote in the online poll. friday lightning round is next. >> bret: every week on the home page viewers vote on the topic to discuss this on the friday lightning round. the winner is the third war, u.s. border that won with 61% of the vote. take a listen. >> when you have drug traffickers afraid of other drug traffickers and things are getting bad. >> they use what i call terrorist tactic. they're not terrorist organizations and they're not jihadist. but they use tact
they did it on the obamacare and folded and tax cut and in the end they have nowhere else to go. they will never have a president as left as obama is and they know it. >> is president obama negotiating with the congress? >> trying to reposition himself. it started with the tax cut deal. i think he will stand firm on obama care. if there is an attempt at repeal, but if he wants re-election he needs center which he lost in midterm election. he knows that. smart guy. he'll go for it....
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speaker, pulling at the thread that will begin to unravel obamacare. rest assured, america, we are taking $19 billion today but we'll continue to fight to get the rest next year. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california, mr. stark. mr. stark: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. stark: i'd like to remind my distinguished friend that health reform was 100% paid for and the party that wants to spend $700 billion on the richest americans for their tax cuts certainly shouldn't lecture anyone on the deficit. mr. speaker, i yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. pallone. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. speaker. first of all let me say as i did the other day, as you know i guess about a week a
speaker, pulling at the thread that will begin to unravel obamacare. rest assured, america, we are taking $19 billion today but we'll continue to fight to get the rest next year. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from california, mr. stark. mr. stark: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on this matter....
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a group that fought for obamacare. giving people all these things, doesn't that create unintended consequences, some bad stuff? >> i don't think it creates bad stuff. it means that people can get preventive care. >> no unintended consequences coming up now many -- now? >> i don't believe that. >> i keep hearing problems. >> people being , companies fleeing the market. >> the president: if you like your plan you will be able to keep your plan. let me repeat that if you like your plan you will keep. >> principle financial has completely left the market. their one million customers will have to find insurance elsewhere. also, three insurance companies are dropping stand alone child policies. >> well point, humana, cigna has gotten out of the child-only business. >> it is less than 1% of -- >> prince financial out of the whole business. >> fact that some marginal company -- >> a million customers, not that marginal. >> let them go out of business, not a problem. >> not a problem? >> no >> when there are what the administra
a group that fought for obamacare. giving people all these things, doesn't that create unintended consequences, some bad stuff? >> i don't think it creates bad stuff. it means that people can get preventive care. >> no unintended consequences coming up now many -- now? >> i don't believe that. >> i keep hearing problems. >> people being , companies fleeing the market. >> the president: if you like your plan you will be able to keep your plan. let me repeat...
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there's a billion dollars in this pork barrel bill to start implementing obamacare. again, in direct contradiction to the votes of november 2nd. it is really -- i think this is a seminole moment. i say to my republican friends. they gave us a second chance last november. you saw the approval rating of congress is down to 13%. they gave us a second chance. if we republicans allow this to go through and i'm not sure they are gonna give us another chance. >> sean: president obama was elected. the first omnibus bill had 9,000 earmarks in it. let me play president obama on the campaign trail. you may remember some of these highlights. >> our earmark system, what's called pork barrel spending in washington is fraught with abuse. it badly needs reform. i pledge to slash earmarks by more than half when i'm president of the united states of america. i'm not going to stan here and tell you what i'm going to spend. i'm going to tell you how i'm going to save. we will go through the entire federal budget page by page, line by line, eliminate programs that don't work. senator mcc
there's a billion dollars in this pork barrel bill to start implementing obamacare. again, in direct contradiction to the votes of november 2nd. it is really -- i think this is a seminole moment. i say to my republican friends. they gave us a second chance last november. you saw the approval rating of congress is down to 13%. they gave us a second chance. if we republicans allow this to go through and i'm not sure they are gonna give us another chance. >> sean: president obama was...
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it is clear people want to relook at obamacare not fun it this is why people are mad. if republicans enable this to pass, we're losing our second chance with the american people. >> greta: what are you gone do -- gonna do? >> hopefully say no. >> greta: what do you mean hopefully. >> why would you vote yes on a document this big, 1.1 trillion, 6700 earmarks before christmas? it is irresponsible to pass this bill this way. we need to stop, pass a continuing resolution and do our business in a business-like manner next year. if this bill passes it will be a dis and a rejection of the last election. >> greta: should the senate reset and go home? >> yes, ma'am. >> greta: why? why didn't you stay and do the job? >> pass a continuing resolution and let the people who got elected november 2nd, deal with these financial issues. we are in the lamest of lame ducks trying to do something that the people rejected november 2nd. yes, we should quit. pass a continuing resolution and let the new people who got elected by the american people figure out this mess this is what is wrong w
it is clear people want to relook at obamacare not fun it this is why people are mad. if republicans enable this to pass, we're losing our second chance with the american people. >> greta: what are you gone do -- gonna do? >> hopefully say no. >> greta: what do you mean hopefully. >> why would you vote yes on a document this big, 1.1 trillion, 6700 earmarks before christmas? it is irresponsible to pass this bill this way. we need to stop, pass a continuing resolution and...
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i think fred upton is prepared to move on obamacare. i think you will see a republican team in the house from day one, prepared to move towards a healthier, more prosperous, more employed america. i think that's good news for the country. >> sean: i think it is too. one question about congressman boehner soon to be speaker of the house. you even suggested that he could learn perhaps from some mistakes that you think you made when you took over. he's done a couple of interviews, he's gotten emotional, he's been hammered and criticized for it. is that a bad idea? >> it is interesting if you are a republican and done show emotion it is a sign you are aloof, cold and indifferent. if you are a guy who is heart of a huge family who worked his way up and proud to be an american it is a sign that there is something wrong. i think you have to relax. the news media is going to find some reason to criticize you. john boehner is true to who he is. wonderful person, he has a deep passionate love for america. i think he's really deep down humble to b
i think fred upton is prepared to move on obamacare. i think you will see a republican team in the house from day one, prepared to move towards a healthier, more prosperous, more employed america. i think that's good news for the country. >> sean: i think it is too. one question about congressman boehner soon to be speaker of the house. you even suggested that he could learn perhaps from some mistakes that you think you made when you took over. he's done a couple of interviews, he's...
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what this article says is that the bureaucrats are now at the center of power because of this obamacare legislation and the financial services legislation. we have enacted over my vote and over the senator's vote from wyoming a 2,700-page health care overhaul, and yet we're told the main thing it does is empower bureaucrats and make them the decisionmakers and certainly if -- if this is the result of this unfortunate piece of legislation, a governor or a speaker of the house of representatives at the state level ought to be able to quickly and plicial go to federal court and say wait a minute, this is -- this violates the tenth amendment. all we're saying is they need a path to go quickly to the federal court and challenge this. i'm sure the senator noticed this. also here is just one example. in neighboring bethesda, maryland. this new obamacare law has resulted in 200 health regulators rushing to a new facility there and paying twice the fair market value. this is uncle sugar coming in. they can pay as much money as they want to. they pay twice the fair market value in rent, and they
what this article says is that the bureaucrats are now at the center of power because of this obamacare legislation and the financial services legislation. we have enacted over my vote and over the senator's vote from wyoming a 2,700-page health care overhaul, and yet we're told the main thing it does is empower bureaucrats and make them the decisionmakers and certainly if -- if this is the result of this unfortunate piece of legislation, a governor or a speaker of the house of representatives...
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he understands jobs come first, controlling the deficit is second and repealing obamacare is third. he is a very discipline team leader. that's his back ground. he will be effective as the speaker. >> chris: you talk about the mistakes you made and he's not repeating them. conventional wisdom, i think it's fair to say, when you became speaker in '95 you tried to do too much. you say that's the wrong lesson and in fact, boehner and this new generation of house republicans should be even more aggressive. >> well, i would say i was too aggressive in public relations and too willing to lead with my chin in debating with the president. i thought was essential to fill a vacuum at the time. i think, i don't think boehner has to do that. what boehner should do is decide what the voters led to a landslide, the biggest shift in house power since 1948, what is they really want? what does he owe them as a legitimate part of a free society? calmly and methodically get it done. he has so far. his reaction has been to try to get the president to understand there was an election, which the presiden
he understands jobs come first, controlling the deficit is second and repealing obamacare is third. he is a very discipline team leader. that's his back ground. he will be effective as the speaker. >> chris: you talk about the mistakes you made and he's not repeating them. conventional wisdom, i think it's fair to say, when you became speaker in '95 you tried to do too much. you say that's the wrong lesson and in fact, boehner and this new generation of house republicans should be even...
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obamacare, which will take us a generation to undo, increase of our debts, and also, it is interesting with this omnibus bill that harry reid was trying to palm on the senate and in the end it was so outrageous he had to withdraw, 2000 pages of spending, which she presented on tuesday and demanded an answer by saturday when the government is going to shut down, that was a way for the 111, which is now out of business, to control what is going to happen next year. what republicans and reasonable democrats want is allowing the government to go a couple of weeks and allowing the new congress, the legitimate one, to decide what is going to happen next year. >> to come up with the bill late and it had lots of gimmicks in it that republicans put in, it was so noxious that by the time it was exposed to the light of day, the same republicans voted against the bill. it is crazy. >> that is exactly right. this was hypocrisy on the part of people -- in this case, republicans to put in these inserts, these special pleadings, pork barrel legislation earmarks. once they were asked about it, "oh, my
obamacare, which will take us a generation to undo, increase of our debts, and also, it is interesting with this omnibus bill that harry reid was trying to palm on the senate and in the end it was so outrageous he had to withdraw, 2000 pages of spending, which she presented on tuesday and demanded an answer by saturday when the government is going to shut down, that was a way for the 111, which is now out of business, to control what is going to happen next year. what republicans and reasonable...
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we're scared to death about what's coming down the pike as we still try to grasp exactly what impact obamacare will have on wisconsin. >> what are you scared of? >> we have a problem with the cost of health care. that's the real problem at hand. and there's nothing in there that's going to curb costs. we would like to see a market-driven health care economy put some stuff into place that will make it consumer-driven again. and unfortunately what we see is just more bureaucracy. >> my leg is visibly swollen. >> reporter: one of the programs republicans want to cut is medicaid. in wisconsin it's called badger care. jason stein covers the state house for the milwaukee journal sentinel. >> medicaid in wisconsin is a multibillion-dollar program, one in five people in wisconsin are on some form of medicaid, whether they're in a nursing home or they're receiving long-term care at home or they're receiving health care. what we would typically think of health care at a doctor at a clinic, at a hospital. right now this program has expanded dramatically since 2007. >> reporter: the recession has driven t
we're scared to death about what's coming down the pike as we still try to grasp exactly what impact obamacare will have on wisconsin. >> what are you scared of? >> we have a problem with the cost of health care. that's the real problem at hand. and there's nothing in there that's going to curb costs. we would like to see a market-driven health care economy put some stuff into place that will make it consumer-driven again. and unfortunately what we see is just more bureaucracy....
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they want obamacare repealed. the understand that over the medium-term, we need to have more fundamental reforms in the modern state. we are careening out of a class. these problems and disabilities and efficiencies of the welfare state have come to a head over the last few years. fundamental reform is needed. the service can be a step -- can do step-by-step reform and comprehensive reform. -- conservative can do step-by- step reform and comprehensive reform. >> is president assigned the improving american schools act. let's acknowledge that the measure, radical as is seen at the time, was a logical outgrowth of a bipartisan effort from 1983. in 1989, an education summit was held and president bush agreed on education goals. it was intended to give some traction to the national goals. it seems to make sense at the time. or so i thought. i also noticed at the time and i wrote in the book that these developments further it what we call to the cult of governments alyssum -- governmentalism. the responsibility for it
they want obamacare repealed. the understand that over the medium-term, we need to have more fundamental reforms in the modern state. we are careening out of a class. these problems and disabilities and efficiencies of the welfare state have come to a head over the last few years. fundamental reform is needed. the service can be a step -- can do step-by-step reform and comprehensive reform. -- conservative can do step-by- step reform and comprehensive reform. >> is president assigned the...
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what i propose is that we, at the rnc, leading a campaign to put referenda on the ballot to repeal obamacare. what that does is prepares us for 2012 from a turnup perspective. in 2011, it gives some constructive positive place for all of the energy that exists in the grass roots and in the tea party for conservative change someplace to go. it gives it something to do so that we're not talking about personalities. we're not simply sitting on the sidelines while the presidential nominating contests is going on. we are preparing shared mission and shared principles to do something before the country as well. those are the kinds of things that the next rnc chairman can do. >> michael steele is one of those personalities. let me conclude with this question. why is he not suited to be rnc chairman for two more years? >> i think the past is prologue. it shows us clearly that among his strengths are not relationships with major donors, funding the party, resourced in the turnout programs that so critical to winning the white house. he is a good and decent man and has always treated me personally ver
what i propose is that we, at the rnc, leading a campaign to put referenda on the ballot to repeal obamacare. what that does is prepares us for 2012 from a turnup perspective. in 2011, it gives some constructive positive place for all of the energy that exists in the grass roots and in the tea party for conservative change someplace to go. it gives it something to do so that we're not talking about personalities. we're not simply sitting on the sidelines while the presidential nominating...
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of the medicaid system, so we're hopeful for a ruling that will strike down the constitutionality of obamacare but listen, we all understand this is judge the first step along the pathway towards the united states supreme court, this issue will not be resolved until the united states supreme court decides. bill: and to that point, the makeup of the court in washington now, do you believe that favors your argument or goes against you? >> you know, we've been looking carefully at decisions and writings by justice kennedy, who will be the pivotal vote in this case, and we believe justice kennedy has been analyzing the commerce clause and the constitution in ways that will place limits on congressional authority, and so we're hopeful with a positive decision out of the supreme court but as a former justice in the high court in texas, it is impossible to predict what a court will do beforehand. bill: is there case law that would tell you or argue one way or the other? is there anything on the books now? >> yes, there are a couple of case that is have been issued over the past 15 years for the unite
of the medicaid system, so we're hopeful for a ruling that will strike down the constitutionality of obamacare but listen, we all understand this is judge the first step along the pathway towards the united states supreme court, this issue will not be resolved until the united states supreme court decides. bill: and to that point, the makeup of the court in washington now, do you believe that favors your argument or goes against you? >> you know, we've been looking carefully at decisions...
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lies how about back in july when he said on his radio program that federal tax dollars and potentially obamacare are going to fund abortions. regulations joe think of the number of babies that will be killed with your name. congratulations mr. for now having my tax dollars your tax dollars going to. children. i'm sorry but that is just blatant fear mongering at that point he's attacking the hyde amendment which is a ruling that's been in place since the seventy's way before obama came to office that said that abortions can't be performed using federal funds and we were just the other day he even said that obama was going to unionize the t.s.a. so they could be his private army so what was that you were saying before about not making stuff sorry glenn you just can't when that when you make stuff up everybody knows that in fact there are numerous websites dedicated to calling out glenn's lies on a daily basis as in you can click on the daily exact program find the exact areas in the show where he manipulates comments to back his own crazy ideas so at this point glenn you're just embarrassing yours
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it was, i believe, about repealing obamacare, not raising taxes, and getting spending under control. if we do those three things, that is what the voters put us in power to do. that has to be our goal. host: there is an article in "politico" about the appropriations committee and the fact u-turn down a seat. why? guest: i was never really officially offered a seat. i think it is difficult to be the republican study chair and also on the appropriations committee. that has never been the case. my focus was to be the next chair of the rnc. also, if you are on appropriations, you cannot be on any other committee. that is a will have in congress. i like the work that i get to do issa.arodarrell we can find where the ridiculous spending is taking place and take care of it. i have had a great time working on that committee for the past two years. but we have good folks on that committee. they will do a great job. host: louisiana. dana, republican line. caller: i am a little frustrated with the media. all they are doing is attacking the gop. the new electives and not even their passing these
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i think the law is sound and when eric cantor says repeal obamacare, he wants to repeal the protection americans want against the discrimination against them for preexisting conditions. i think that's a losing political position. >> the white house says it will continue with implementation of law of the entire health care system. while all this legal wrangling is going on, should it proceed? >> absolutely. let me tell you, people will see the protection of health insurance for the first time in their lives. over 50 million americans have no health insurance. 60% of them will receive health insurance protection. imagine, harry, if we had to go a week without health insurance protection. millions of americans do it every day. if the republicans want to repeal the reach and protection of health insurance, it is a great issue and afraid it's not kind to the people discriminated against today. >> could continue on to the tax cut deal and to the implementation then of the extension of unemployment benefits. this really looks like it's going to finally actually sail through the senate. will i
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it would constrain the republicans could act in trying to repeal obamacare next year but it isn't in a continuing resolution. it's all about who controls the future. >> bret: let's go over to the house side. which is equally confusing. take a live look at the house floor. they are still on the rule to get tax rate compromise moving, debate moving forward. there was a hiccup today to put it in short-hand they put out this blueprint for how the debate was going to go. they realize they didn't have the time for opponents to speak out, out against the tax rate compromise bill so they had to go back and try it again. it's delayed. listen to the back and forth today. >> a few hours ago i was giving interviews where people said it was a done deal, how do you feel about it? now it's not a done deal. we have rekindled the flame of hope. >> clear handwriting is on the wall it be pass. >> you pull a congressman over and get a different perspective on the thing. where are we on this? is it in trouble vote wise compromise on the house floor? >> i don't think so. what is interesting here are two t
it would constrain the republicans could act in trying to repeal obamacare next year but it isn't in a continuing resolution. it's all about who controls the future. >> bret: let's go over to the house side. which is equally confusing. take a live look at the house floor. they are still on the rule to get tax rate compromise moving, debate moving forward. there was a hiccup today to put it in short-hand they put out this blueprint for how the debate was going to go. they realize they...